Community Policing, Fifth Edition: A Contemporary Perspective

Community Policing: A Contemporary Perspective, Fifth Edition, discusses the history and nature of community policing. Community policing is a philosophy that has transformed the way the American police have engaged the public. The police and the community began working together to address a variety of community-related issues such as crime, disorder, quality of life, and neighborhood concerns. Community policing also enables the police to bring real-life problems to government authorities with the power to develop meaningful public policy and provide the services needed by communities.
The book discusses topics such as the philosophical and structural foundations of community policing, the history of communities and policing, the changing meaning of community, public perception of the police, and the management and implementation of community policing. It outlines the 10 principles of community policing. It describes community-policing initiatives in cities across the United States, including Albany, New York; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Lansing, Michigan; and San Antonio, Texas. It also provides a number of problem-solving case studies.

• Includes ten principles of community policing, profiles in community policing, and problem-solving case studies.

Victor E. Kappeler, a former police officer, is a Foundation Professor and Associate Dean of the School of Justice Studies at Eastern Kentucky University. He is recognized as a leading scholar in such fields as policing, media, and the social construction of crime, and police civil liability, among other related fields. Dr. Kappeler continues to provide in-service training for police officers and is well published in professional areas of policing. Among many other honors, Kappeler received the 2006 Cabinet for Justice and Public Safety Award for Academic Excellence and the 2005 Outstanding Criminal Justice Alumnus Award from Sam Houston State University, where he earned his doctoral degree, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Criminology's Division on Critical Criminology.

Larry K. Gaines is professor and chair of the Criminal Justice Department at California State University-San Bernardino. He served as the Executive Director of the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police for 14 years and has consulted with a variety of police agencies in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Georgia, and California. Dr. Gaines has served as Secretary Treasurer and President of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. He has received many awards, including the Founders Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the Outstanding Educator Award from the Southern Criminal Justice Association, and the Outstanding Service Award from the Police Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. In 2001, he served as a member of the California POST Committee that developed police training curricula for racial profiling.